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CVE-2021-20078

Critical

Manage Engine OpManager builds below 125346 are vulnerable to a remote denial of service vulnerability due to a path traversal issue in spark gateway component.

Published Apr 1, 2021 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2021-20078 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.1 v3.1) affecting Manageengine Opmanager (Zohocorp), Manage Engine OpManager.
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
  • EPSS estimates a 60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Manageengine Opmanager 12.5.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v3.1

9.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

60%

Higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

Manage Engine OpManager builds below 125346 are vulnerable to a remote denial of service vulnerability due to a path traversal issue in spark gateway component. This allows a remote attacker to remotely delete any directory or directories on the OS.

Affected Products

72 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Manageengine OpmanagerZohocorp12.5-build125000, 12.5-build125002, 12.5-build125100, 12.5-build125101, 12.5-build125102, 12.5-build125108, 12.5-build125110, 12.5-build12511112.5
Manage Engine OpManager>= All versions prior to version build 125346n/a

Patched Releases

Manageengine Opmanager

12.5

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Apr 1, 2021

  2. Last updated

    Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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